Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Changed Resident Evil 3 to clarify internal wick
Changed line(s) 1,2 (click to see context) from:
''The Progenitor Chronicles'' is a ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' fanfiction by inserthedgehog. Being a Main/PseudocanonicalFic, it begins in late July 1998, immediately following the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil1'', and follows the series’ major events until the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', after which the fanfiction diverges into an original conclusion to the plot. Rather than write out events as they happen in-game (for example, writing about the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3'' from Jill Valentine’s perspective), inserthedgehog writes from the perspectives of Rebecca Chambers and [[Main/NoNameGiven another MC]], using the in-game events as a backdrop. inserthedgehog gives an example of Rebecca narrating how Chris Redfield warns the survivors of S.T.A.R.S. that Albert Wesker is alive after Chris learns this in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica''; it’s not a narration of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'', but it’s an event following directly from it that isn’t seen in the games.
to:
''The Progenitor Chronicles'' is a ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' fanfiction by inserthedgehog. Being a Main/PseudocanonicalFic, it begins in late July 1998, immediately following the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil1'', and follows the series’ major events until the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', after which the fanfiction diverges into an original conclusion to the plot. Rather than write out events as they happen in-game (for example, writing about the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3'' ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis'' from Jill Valentine’s perspective), inserthedgehog writes from the perspectives of Rebecca Chambers and [[Main/NoNameGiven another MC]], using the in-game events as a backdrop. inserthedgehog gives an example of Rebecca narrating how Chris Redfield warns the survivors of S.T.A.R.S. that Albert Wesker is alive after Chris learns this in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica''; it’s not a narration of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'', but it’s an event following directly from it that isn’t seen in the games.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Dewicked trope
Deleted line(s) 11 (click to see context) :
* AdultFear: After surviving the Terragrigia Panic, the MC acquires a very understandable fear of Hunters. Later, when he realizes [[spoiler:Rebecca is trapped in a campus being attacked by Hunters, the notion of something happening to Rebecca scares him so much more he immediately runs into campus to help her.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
moved to JFF, removing from main pages. Also not sure this is an example
Deleted line(s) 155 (click to see context) :
* TVTropesWillRuinYourLife: One night, the MC loses track of time browsing “a pop-culture wiki.” Remind you of anything?
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Added example, fixed a typo
Changed line(s) 1,2 (click to see context) from:
''The Progenitor Chronicles'' is a ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' fanfiction by inserthedgehog. Being a Main/PseudocanonicalFic, it begins in late July 1998, immediately following the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil1'', and follows the series’ major events until the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', after which the fanfiction diverges into an original conclusion to the plot. Rather than write out events as they happen in-game (for example, writing about the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3'' from Jill Valentine’s perspective), inserthedgehog writes from the perspectives of Rebecca Chambers and [[Main/NoNameGiven another MC]], using the in-game events as a backdrop. inserthedgehog gives an example of Rebecca narrating how Chris Redfield warns the survivors of S.T.A.R.S. that Albert Wesker is alive after Chris learns this in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica''; It’s not a narration of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'', but it’s an event following directly from it that isn’t seen in the games.
to:
''The Progenitor Chronicles'' is a ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' fanfiction by inserthedgehog. Being a Main/PseudocanonicalFic, it begins in late July 1998, immediately following the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil1'', and follows the series’ major events until the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', after which the fanfiction diverges into an original conclusion to the plot. Rather than write out events as they happen in-game (for example, writing about the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3'' from Jill Valentine’s perspective), inserthedgehog writes from the perspectives of Rebecca Chambers and [[Main/NoNameGiven another MC]], using the in-game events as a backdrop. inserthedgehog gives an example of Rebecca narrating how Chris Redfield warns the survivors of S.T.A.R.S. that Albert Wesker is alive after Chris learns this in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica''; It’s it’s not a narration of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'', but it’s an event following directly from it that isn’t seen in the games.
Added DiffLines:
* MetalDetectorCheckpoint: During the Terragrigia Panic, the MC concocts a plan of throwing a metal object into the detectors at an airport security checkpoint. This sets off the alarm and causes a distraction, allowing him and his group to escape the airport lobby.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Added examples
Added DiffLines:
* EliteAgentsAboveTheLaw: President Kaldwin inherits the Division of Security Operations (DSO) and makes it her top-secret anti-Family task force, answering to her directly. Given the reveal in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'' that the Family had members throughout the entire world, including within major governments, having this sort of team outside the regular legal system is, at the least, prudent.
Added DiffLines:
* SilenceOfSadness: During Volume I's finale, Jay is quiet and sullen due to Daisy recently rejecting him (she and her new boyfriend are there with them, no less). When Il Veltro broadcasts their message before initiating the Terragrigia Panic, the group wonders what language they're speaking. Jay answers they're speaking Italian, and Nick jumps in surprise, as those are the first words Jay has said the entire trip up to then.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Cleaned up some text
Changed line(s) 1,4 (click to see context) from:
''The Progenitor Chronicles'' is a ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' fanfiction by inserthedgehog. Being a Main/PseudocanonicalFic, it begins in late July 1998, immediately following the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil1'', and follows the series’ major events until the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', after which the fanfiction diverges into an original conclusion to the plot. Rather than write out events as they happen in-game (for example, writing about the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3'' from Jill Valentine’s perspective), inserthedgehog tells the stories of 2 other characters, Rebecca Chambers and an original new person ([[Main/NoNameGiven the main character, or MC]]), and uses the in-game events as a backdrop. inserthedgehog gives an example of Rebecca narrating how Chris Redfield warns the survivors of S.T.A.R.S. that Albert Wesker is alive after Chris learns this in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica''; It’s not a narration of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'', but it’s an event following directly from it that isn’t seen in the games.
The Progenitor Chronicles is notable in that it puts a heavy emphasis on non-combat roles. The MC, in particular, has no combat training and generally has to rely on his wits to get through biohazard outbreaks, in contrast to the in-game heroes being able to fight their way through them. It is also more character-focused, exploring personal interactions, thoughts, and reactions to the constant horrible events in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' universe.
The Progenitor Chronicles is notable in that it puts a heavy emphasis on non-combat roles. The MC, in particular, has no combat training and generally has to rely on his wits to get through biohazard outbreaks, in contrast to the in-game heroes being able to fight their way through them. It is also more character-focused, exploring personal interactions, thoughts, and reactions to the constant horrible events in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' universe.
to:
''The Progenitor Chronicles'' is a ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' fanfiction by inserthedgehog. Being a Main/PseudocanonicalFic, it begins in late July 1998, immediately following the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil1'', and follows the series’ major events until the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', after which the fanfiction diverges into an original conclusion to the plot. Rather than write out events as they happen in-game (for example, writing about the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3'' from Jill Valentine’s perspective), inserthedgehog tells writes from the stories perspectives of 2 other characters, Rebecca Chambers and an original new person ([[Main/NoNameGiven the main character, or MC]]), and uses [[Main/NoNameGiven another MC]], using the in-game events as a backdrop. inserthedgehog gives an example of Rebecca narrating how Chris Redfield warns the survivors of S.T.A.R.S. that Albert Wesker is alive after Chris learns this in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica''; It’s not a narration of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'', but it’s an event following directly from it that isn’t seen in the games.
The Progenitor Chronicles is notable in that it puts a heavy emphasis on non-combat roles. The MC, in particular, has no combat training and generally has to rely on his wits to get through biohazard outbreaks, in contrast to the in-game heroes being able to fight their way through them. It is also more character-focused, exploring personal interactions, thoughts, and reactions to theconstant horrible events in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' universe.
The Progenitor Chronicles is notable in that it puts a heavy emphasis on non-combat roles. The MC, in particular, has no combat training and generally has to rely on his wits to get through biohazard outbreaks, in contrast to the in-game heroes being able to fight their way through them. It is also more character-focused, exploring personal interactions, thoughts, and reactions to the
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 42,43 (click to see context) from:
* ContinuityNod: The MC gets deployed on a mission and he is incredibly nervous, as he’s not a combatant. Leon reassures him that he once had to escort a completely unarmed girl with zero combat skills, so he’ll be fine as long as he follows Leon’s lead. He was referring to [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 Ashley Graham]], but Sherry initially thinks he’s talking about [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 herself when they first met in Raccoon City]].
--> '''Sherry''': “I was, like, 10. And Claire babysat me, not you.”
--> '''Sherry''': “I was, like, 10. And Claire babysat me, not you.”
to:
* ContinuityNod: ContinuityNod:
** The MC gets deployed on a mission and he is incredibly nervous, ashe’s he's not a combatant. Leon reassures him that he once had to escort a completely unarmed girl with zero combat skills, so he’ll he'll be fine as long as he follows Leon’s Leon's lead. He was referring to [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 Ashley Graham]], but Sherry initially thinks he’s he's talking about [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 herself when they first met in Raccoon City]].
--> '''Sherry''': “I --->'''Sherry''': "I was, like, 10. And Claire babysat me, not you.”"
** The MC gets deployed on a mission and he is incredibly nervous, as
Changed line(s) 47 (click to see context) from:
--> '''Amy''': “Did the city get hit by a slut-virus?”
to:
--> '''Amy''': “Did "Did the city get hit by a slut-virus?”slut-virus?"
Changed line(s) 53,56 (click to see context) from:
---> '''The MC''': “Hey! Mr. Fashion Disaster! Over here!”
** Later, he comes face-to-face with [[spoiler:Illumina]], who’d just effortlessly wrecked the entire BSAA force attacking [[spoiler:her]] base:
---> '''[[spoiler:Illumina]]''': “You. YOU did this. What did you do to my virus?! TELL ME!”
---> '''The MC''': “You didn’t say ‘please.’”
** Later, he comes face-to-face with [[spoiler:Illumina]], who’d just effortlessly wrecked the entire BSAA force attacking [[spoiler:her]] base:
---> '''[[spoiler:Illumina]]''': “You. YOU did this. What did you do to my virus?! TELL ME!”
---> '''The MC''': “You didn’t say ‘please.’”
to:
---> '''The MC''': “Hey! "Hey! Mr. Fashion Disaster! Over here!”
here!"
** Later, he comes face-to-face with [[spoiler:Illumina]],who’d who'd just effortlessly wrecked the entire BSAA force attacking [[spoiler:her]] base:
---> '''[[spoiler:Illumina]]''': “You.--->'''[[spoiler:Illumina]]''': "You. YOU did this. What did you do to my virus?! TELL ME!”
--->ME!"\\
'''The MC''':“You didn’t "You didn't say ‘please.’”'please.'"
** Later, he comes face-to-face with [[spoiler:Illumina]],
--->
'''The MC''':
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Added example
Added DiffLines:
* PostKissCatatonia: The MC falls into this right after his first kiss with Rebecca.
--> '''The MC''': [Rebecca] leaned even closer, and before I knew it, we’d locked lips, sharing a long, quiet, passionate kiss. And as she leaned back, away from me afterward, I stared, stunned, into her lovely green eyes.
--> '''The MC''': [Rebecca] leaned even closer, and before I knew it, we’d locked lips, sharing a long, quiet, passionate kiss. And as she leaned back, away from me afterward, I stared, stunned, into her lovely green eyes.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 130 (click to see context) from:
*** Volume III, Chapter 8: [[ComicBook/{{Hydra}} Hail Hydra.]] [[spoiler:after the death of Derek Simmons, Alex Wesker, having taken over Natalia Korda, ascends to the post of head of the Family during this chapter.]] Hence “cut off one head, two more shall take its place.”
to:
*** Volume III, Chapter 8: [[ComicBook/{{Hydra}} Hail Hydra.]] [[spoiler:after [[spoiler:After the death of Derek Simmons, Alex Wesker, having taken over Natalia Korda, ascends to the post of head of the Family during this chapter.]] Hence “cut off one head, two more shall take its place.”
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Formatting
Changed line(s) 41 (click to see context) from:
* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler:Illumina straps Tom to a wall, cuts his vocal cords so he can’t scream, keeps him alive with IVs, and uses drugs to keep all his pain receptors on. Note this means he’s not suffering any actual bodily damage (besides the cut vocal cords), meaning he can’t die of injuries – he’s just in constant pain. All the time. He’s kept like this for weeks by the time the MC finds him.]]
to:
* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler:Illumina straps Tom to a wall, cuts his vocal cords so he can’t scream, keeps him alive with IVs, [=IVs=], and uses drugs to keep all his pain receptors on. Note this means he’s not suffering any actual bodily damage (besides the cut vocal cords), meaning he can’t die of injuries – he’s just in constant pain. All the time. He’s kept like this for weeks by the time the MC finds him.]]
Changed line(s) 58 (click to see context) from:
* ImprobableAge: The MC is 10 at the beginning of the story doing a summer internship in a university research lab. Strangely [[Main/JustifiedTrope Justified]] as this is ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'', where just about every character’s accomplishments are pretty far advanced for their ages. Rebecca actually [[Main/LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this:
to:
* ImprobableAge: The MC is 10 at the beginning of the story doing a summer internship in a university research lab. Strangely [[Main/JustifiedTrope Justified]] justified]] as this is ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'', where just about every character’s accomplishments are pretty far advanced for their ages. Rebecca actually [[Main/LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this:
Changed line(s) 153 (click to see context) from:
* WholePlotReference: Of the 9 classmates the MC travels to Terragrigia with, 6 of them come directly from ''Literature/TheGreatGatsby'' and provide the drama you’d expect from a group of teenagers. You have Jay, who has a crush on Daisy. Daisy is dating Tom. Tom is cheating on Daisy with Myrtle, who is already in a relationship with George. Nick is the Main/OnlySaneMan. [[spoiler:Myrtle, George, and Jay don’t survive the Terragrigia Panic and the volume ends with Tom and Daisy still together.]] Unlike in the original book, inserthedgehog continues the story where Daisy breaks up with Tom after finally having enough of his [[Main/{{Jerkass}} Jerkassitude]] and proceeds to [[Main/TookALevelInBadass take a level in badass]]. Tom…[[Main/AssholeVictim eventually meets]] [[Main/AndIMustScream a horrific end]].
to:
* WholePlotReference: Of the 9 classmates the MC travels to Terragrigia with, 6 of them come directly from ''Literature/TheGreatGatsby'' and provide the drama you’d expect from a group of teenagers. You have Jay, who has a crush on Daisy. Daisy is dating Tom. Tom is cheating on Daisy with Myrtle, who is already in a relationship with George. Nick is the Main/OnlySaneMan. [[spoiler:Myrtle, George, and Jay don’t survive the Terragrigia Panic and the volume ends with Tom and Daisy still together.]] Unlike in the original book, inserthedgehog continues the story where Daisy breaks up with Tom after finally having enough of his [[Main/{{Jerkass}} Jerkassitude]] jerkassitude]] and proceeds to [[Main/TookALevelInBadass take a level in badass]]. Tom…[[Main/AssholeVictim eventually meets]] [[Main/AndIMustScream a horrific end]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ImprovisationalIngenuity:
** The MC has no combat ability, so when he gets caught in biohazard outbreaks, his only choice is to improvise and he demonstrates his ability to on a few occasions:
*** He concocts a plan where he plants a cell phone somewhere and calls the phone, allowing the ringtone to distract Hunters away from him and his group. Similarly, he gets someone to throw a metal post into the metal detectors at a security checkpoint, setting off the alarm and causing another distraction.
*** He's armed with a bow and arrows later, but knows that weapon wouldn't really help him in a direct fight against B.O.W.s. He does things like shoot a faraway car window, letting the car alarm serve as a loud distraction.
*** He's in a research lab with a pressurized gas tank. When cornered by a Hunter, he breaks the pressure regulator on the tank, causing the rapidly releasing pressure to propel the tank like a torpedo into the Hunter (bonus points for the tank then smashing through a window down the hall, causing another loud distraction).
** Rebecca is no slouch in this department either. Noting that Hunters, being cold-blooded, are weak to cold, she devises a plan to set off a sprinkler system in a building by starting a fire, then lure the Hunters out into the winter night. Running out into the cold while wet drastically slows them down, allowing for a quick escape.
** The MC has no combat ability, so when he gets caught in biohazard outbreaks, his only choice is to improvise and he demonstrates his ability to on a few occasions:
*** He concocts a plan where he plants a cell phone somewhere and calls the phone, allowing the ringtone to distract Hunters away from him and his group. Similarly, he gets someone to throw a metal post into the metal detectors at a security checkpoint, setting off the alarm and causing another distraction.
*** He's armed with a bow and arrows later, but knows that weapon wouldn't really help him in a direct fight against B.O.W.s. He does things like shoot a faraway car window, letting the car alarm serve as a loud distraction.
*** He's in a research lab with a pressurized gas tank. When cornered by a Hunter, he breaks the pressure regulator on the tank, causing the rapidly releasing pressure to propel the tank like a torpedo into the Hunter (bonus points for the tank then smashing through a window down the hall, causing another loud distraction).
** Rebecca is no slouch in this department either. Noting that Hunters, being cold-blooded, are weak to cold, she devises a plan to set off a sprinkler system in a building by starting a fire, then lure the Hunters out into the winter night. Running out into the cold while wet drastically slows them down, allowing for a quick escape.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: The MC sustains a crippling injury at the hands of [[spoiler:Illumina]] and invokes this trope when telling the BSAA team, including Rebecca, to leave him in the base and evacuate – especially since there is an ongoing countdown before the [[spoiler:Regia Solis destroys the city again]]. Rebecca has exactly none of it and runs back into the base to get him.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ParryingBullets: During [[spoiler:the attack on Bear University]], the MC, armed with a bow, shoots an arrow at a [[spoiler:Tyrant]] and it just slaps it away (which isn’t entirely surprising). Later, he fires a gun at [[spoiler:Illumina]], who proceeds to do ''the exact same thing'' with the bullet.
--> '''The MC''': “Oh come on! I thought that wasn’t supposed to happen if I used a gun!”
--> '''The MC''': “Oh come on! I thought that wasn’t supposed to happen if I used a gun!”
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Formatting
Changed line(s) 53 (click to see context) from:
--> '''The MC''': “Hey! Mr. Fashion Disaster! Over here!”
to:
Changed line(s) 55,56 (click to see context) from:
--> '''[[spoiler:Illumina]]''': “You. YOU did this. What did you do to my virus?! TELL ME!”
--> '''The MC''': “You didn’t say ‘please.’”
--> '''The MC''': “You didn’t say ‘please.’”
to:
Changed line(s) 69 (click to see context) from:
--> '''Amy''': [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 “I. Have had enough. Of your BULLSHIT!”]]
to:
Changed line(s) 71 (click to see context) from:
--> '''Rebecca''': [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil0 “That’s ‘Doctor Chambers’ to you.”]]
to:
Changed line(s) 73 (click to see context) from:
--> '''Carla Radames''': “Hell will rise and chaos will reign!” *proceeds to laugh maniacally
to:
Changed line(s) 75 (click to see context) from:
--> '''The MC''': “…[[spoiler:Natalia]]’s [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 hand comes off?]]”
to:
Changed line(s) 77 (click to see context) from:
--> '''The MC''': “In less than five minutes, George Bush will be released into the atmosphere.”
to:
Changed line(s) 80 (click to see context) from:
--> '''Claire''': “You LOSE, [[spoiler:little girl]]!”
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 121 (click to see context) from:
*** Volume III, Chapter 8: [[ComicBook/Hydra Hail Hydra.]] [[spoiler:after the death of Derek Simmons, Alex Wesker, having taken over Natalia Korda, ascends to the post of head of the Family during this chapter.]] Hence “cut off one head, two more shall take its place.”
to:
*** Volume III, Chapter 8: [[ComicBook/Hydra [[ComicBook/{{Hydra}} Hail Hydra.]] [[spoiler:after the death of Derek Simmons, Alex Wesker, having taken over Natalia Korda, ascends to the post of head of the Family during this chapter.]] Hence “cut off one head, two more shall take its place.”
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 66 (click to see context) from:
* MythologyGag: Similar to how inserthedgehog enjoys sprinkling [[Main/ShoutOut]]s to other works, he makes references within ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' as well:
to:
* MythologyGag: Similar to how inserthedgehog enjoys sprinkling [[Main/ShoutOut]]s [[Main/ShoutOut Shout-Outs]] to other works, he makes references within ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' as well:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 62 (click to see context) from:
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In the [spoiler:Family’s Terragrigia base]], the MC and Rebecca come across a room with a convenient map of the building and a typewriter sitting on some crates. In other words, if this were one of the games, it’d be a save room. The MC marvels at how typewriters still exist and how Rebecca doesn’t seem surprised that they’d found a convenient map.
to:
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In the [spoiler:Family’s [[spoiler:Family’s Terragrigia base]], the MC and Rebecca come across a room with a convenient map of the building and a typewriter sitting on some crates. In other words, if this were one of the games, it’d be a save room. The MC marvels at how typewriters still exist and how Rebecca doesn’t seem surprised that they’d found a convenient map.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Formatting
Changed line(s) 10 (click to see context) from:
* AdaptationalBadass: In canon, Claire is only ever mentioned as being in TerraSave in a somewhat senior position. In here, she’s the leader of TerraSave, only stepping down in favor of Neil around the end of Volume II (~2010). People who’ve played ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations2'' know that this turns out to be a bad idea.
to:
* AdaptationalBadass: In canon, Claire is only ever mentioned as being in TerraSave [=TerraSave=] in a somewhat senior position. In here, she’s the leader of TerraSave, [=TerraSave=], only stepping down in favor of Neil around the end of Volume II (~2010). People who’ve played ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations2'' know that this turns out to be a bad idea.
Changed line(s) 116 (click to see context) from:
*** Volume I, Chapter 1: [[Theater/AMidsummerNightsDream A Midsummer Morning’s Dream]].
to:
*** Volume I, Chapter 1: [[Theater/AMidsummerNightsDream [[Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream A Midsummer Morning’s Dream]].
Changed line(s) 145 (click to see context) from:
* YouCalledMeXNowItsSerious: The MC always calls Rebecca “Miss Chambers” and later, “Dr. Chambers,” out of a mixture of habit and extreme respect. The one time he slips, calling her “Becky,” is [[spoiler:right when they begin their romantic relationship]].
to:
* YouCalledMeXNowItsSerious: YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: The MC always calls Rebecca “Miss Chambers” and later, “Dr. Chambers,” out of a mixture of habit and extreme respect. The one time he slips, calling her “Becky,” is [[spoiler:right when they begin their romantic relationship]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Added links
Changed line(s) 1,2 (click to see context) from:
''[[https:// The Progenitor Chronicles]]'' is a ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' fanfiction by inserthedgehog. Being a Main/PseudocanonicalFic, it begins in late July 1998, immediately following the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil1'', and follows the series’ major events until the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', after which the fanfiction diverges into an original conclusion to the plot. Rather than write out events as they happen in-game (for example, writing about the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3'' from Jill Valentine’s perspective), inserthedgehog tells the stories of 2 other characters, Rebecca Chambers and an original new person ([[Main/NoNameGiven the main character, or MC]]), and uses the in-game events as a backdrop. inserthedgehog gives an example of Rebecca narrating how Chris Redfield warns the survivors of S.T.A.R.S. that Albert Wesker is alive after Chris learns this in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica''; It’s not a narration of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'', but it’s an event following directly from it that isn’t seen in the games.
to:
Added DiffLines:
Can be found [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23512255 here]] and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13544042/1/The-Progenitor-Chronicles here]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Page created
Added DiffLines:
''[[https:// The Progenitor Chronicles]]'' is a ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' fanfiction by inserthedgehog. Being a Main/PseudocanonicalFic, it begins in late July 1998, immediately following the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil1'', and follows the series’ major events until the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', after which the fanfiction diverges into an original conclusion to the plot. Rather than write out events as they happen in-game (for example, writing about the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3'' from Jill Valentine’s perspective), inserthedgehog tells the stories of 2 other characters, Rebecca Chambers and an original new person ([[Main/NoNameGiven the main character, or MC]]), and uses the in-game events as a backdrop. inserthedgehog gives an example of Rebecca narrating how Chris Redfield warns the survivors of S.T.A.R.S. that Albert Wesker is alive after Chris learns this in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica''; It’s not a narration of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'', but it’s an event following directly from it that isn’t seen in the games.
The Progenitor Chronicles is notable in that it puts a heavy emphasis on non-combat roles. The MC, in particular, has no combat training and generally has to rely on his wits to get through biohazard outbreaks, in contrast to the in-game heroes being able to fight their way through them. It is also more character-focused, exploring personal interactions, thoughts, and reactions to the constant horrible events in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' universe.
----
!!''The Progenitor Chronicles'' provides examples of:
* AdaptationalBadass: In canon, Claire is only ever mentioned as being in TerraSave in a somewhat senior position. In here, she’s the leader of TerraSave, only stepping down in favor of Neil around the end of Volume II (~2010). People who’ve played ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations2'' know that this turns out to be a bad idea.
* AdultFear: After surviving the Terragrigia Panic, the MC acquires a very understandable fear of Hunters. Later, when he realizes [[spoiler:Rebecca is trapped in a campus being attacked by Hunters, the notion of something happening to Rebecca scares him so much more he immediately runs into campus to help her.]]
* AerosolFlamethrower: Just like in the ‘’Mercenaries’’ mode in the games, Rebecca wields a compressed air can she jury-rigged to be a flamethrower.
* AfraidOfBlood: Myrtle faints at the sight of blood.
* AssassinationAttempt: [[spoiler:The Family tries to kill both Rebecca and the MC and fails both times.]]
* AuthorAppeal: inserthedgehog has a few that stand out:
** Strong female characters. Just about every original female character in the fic fits with the sole exception of Daisy when she’s first introduced. Daisy then undergoes Main/CharacterDevelopment and plays this straight. Of course, the female characters from canon are all already badasses.
** Making Easter egg style references. See the Main/MythologyGag and Main/ShoutOut entries.
** Using intelligence to combat evil. This story really focuses on Rebecca’s journey to develop something that immunizes people against Progenitor, using her knowledge of biology rather than guns. The MC is no slouch in the brains department either. As a non-science example, President Kaldwin routinely displays a frightening aptitude for strategic maneuvering.
* AuthorAvatar: The MC is one for inserthedgehog.
* BattleCouple: Volume III, Chapter 3 is literally named this. Unique in that it’s referring to the MC and Rebecca complementing each other in scientific expertise in order to fight pathogens rather than actual combat.
* BigDamnHeroes: The BSAA arrives just in time [[spoiler:to save the MC from being pulverized by a Tyrant during the attack on Bear University.]]
* BookEnds: The story begins with the MC having a dream symbolic of each mainline game. The story ends with [[spoiler:the MC and Rebecca traveling around the world to places symbolic of each mainline game. The dream is an unsettling nightmare, while the trip is real in a world at peace.]]
* BottomlessQuiver: [[Main/AvertedTrope Averted]]. The MC owns 12 arrows and keeps track of every arrow he shoots. He ends with 2 left.
* CasualDangerDialogue: The MC does this during the [[spoiler:attack on Bear University]]. He admits he really should be scared out of his mind and surmises it’s a defense mechanism.
--> '''Rebecca''': “You’re ''quipping'' at a time like this.”
--> '''The MC''': “I feel like I quip at any and all times.”
* CharacterDevelopment: The Progenitor Chronicles puts a greater focus on the characters. Some notable arcs:
** The MC: one of his defining traits is Main/UndyingLoyalty and he takes this to an extreme – he either staunchly supports someone or completely despises him. Over the course of the story, he learns to deal with seeing people in less absolute terms, such as recognizing Daisy’s character growth and exercising caution when dealing with President Kaldwin (a politician whom, incidentally, he initially thinks the world of ''because'' of her extreme black-and-white, no-holds-barred attitude).
** Rebecca begins, as she does in the games, plucky and idealistic. She learns over the course of Volume I that evil doesn’t just take the form of monsters one can cleanly defeat; instead, you have bureaucrats playing chess as happened in the Raccoon Trials and the fight against bioterror is a long, drawn-out slog. She loses her idealism and her character arc involves regaining it while retaining the wisdom of experience.
** While not a main character, Daisy begins content with being a trophy girlfriend out of a desire to be protected. In fact, during the Terragrigia Panic, she has exactly no dialogue and the MC at one point notes that she just sort of stands around following the group as they’re actively trying to concoct plans to escape the city. Afterward, she learns to stand up for herself and become her own person. Her first line of dialogue in the entire story occurs right after she decides this.
** Claire gets a character arc – one of her strongest traits is her ability to connect with other people; indeed, she’s the one who reminds Rebecca that the people around her are important. Neil’s betrayal in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations2'', therefore, hits her particularly hard, and she [[spoiler:eventually betrays Rebecca’s trust in an (unnecessary, but she doesn’t know that) attempt to protect her from a similar fate, thereby becoming the very thing she feared.]] Her character arc involves her regaining her trust in others.
* ChekhovsGun: inserthedgehog is rather fond of these. If he goes out of his way to describe something physically, it’ll probably be important later.
** The MC describes the tunnel/tram system that connects the airport in Terragrigia to their hotel. When the Terragrigia Panic begins, their first course of action is to use the tunnel to escape the hotel.
** A subtle example: the MC is looking at a flagpole in the middle of Crystal Quad. [[spoiler:Later, he shoots the flagpole with an arrow to distract several Hunters.]]
** Undergraduates aren’t allowed in Cornelia Hall, as it contains the university’s most expensive research equipment. Accordingly, the building is incredibly well-fortified. The MC mentions this in passing; at the time, he’s an undergraduate and has no reason to care about the building at all. [[spoiler:Where do you think Rebecca decides would be a good place to hole up during the bioterror attack on Bear University, a few chapters later?]]
** The MC narrates winding down after work, describing boring things such as the finicky lock to his apartment, how his router is positioned in his kitchen, what his alarm clock is set to, and how his balcony is covered in leaves because he never bothers to go out there. In a subsequent chapter, he narrates this again, with all the aforementioned things changed in some way. [[spoiler:Turns out the DSO had broken into his apartment.]]
* ChekhovsHobby: A few.
** Early on in Volume I, the MC decides to take up archery. It comes in handy when B.O.W.s attack his college at the end of Volume II.
** When the MC enters college at the beginning of Volume II, he decides to study cells and tissues as opposed to Rebecca’s expertise in subcellular structures (molecules, genes, that kind of thing). In Volume III, this allows him to fulfill a research role Rebecca doesn’t.
** Rebecca mentions [[Main/MasterOfUnlocking Jill]] taught her a few things about picking locks. Cue a locked door a few chapters later she needs to deal with [[spoiler:when running from Hunters.]] She gets through using a scavenged paper clip.
* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler:Illumina straps Tom to a wall, cuts his vocal cords so he can’t scream, keeps him alive with IVs, and uses drugs to keep all his pain receptors on. Note this means he’s not suffering any actual bodily damage (besides the cut vocal cords), meaning he can’t die of injuries – he’s just in constant pain. All the time. He’s kept like this for weeks by the time the MC finds him.]]
* ContinuityNod: The MC gets deployed on a mission and he is incredibly nervous, as he’s not a combatant. Leon reassures him that he once had to escort a completely unarmed girl with zero combat skills, so he’ll be fine as long as he follows Leon’s lead. He was referring to [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 Ashley Graham]], but Sherry initially thinks he’s talking about [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 herself when they first met in Raccoon City]].
--> '''Sherry''': “I was, like, 10. And Claire babysat me, not you.”
** Rebecca still has her S.T.A.R.S. Samurai Edge that she custom modified from the parts in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil0''.
* DawnOfAnEra: The end of Volume III is this. [[spoiler:All of humanity is now immune to the Progenitor Virus and to every virus that could ever be produced from it, which includes every virus in the series from 0-6.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Amy gets in on the fun when they encounter mutated [[spoiler:Myrtle]], who is exuding a creepy sultriness (think Rachael Foley from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations''):
--> '''Amy''': “Did the city get hit by a slut-virus?”
* DeathGlare: Rebecca is apparently great at giving these.
--> '''The MC''': [Rebecca] turned to me, her arms folded, with an expression that I was certain could have made [[spoiler:that Tyrant]] from last night flee for its life.
* DeerInTheHeadlights: The MC completely freezes when [[spoiler:a Hunter decapitates Jay right in front of him and prepares to do the same to him.]]
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: The MC enjoys showing defiance against enemies hilariously above his weight:
** When trying to get a [[spoiler:Tyrant]]’s attention away from Rebecca:
--> '''The MC''': “Hey! Mr. Fashion Disaster! Over here!”
** Later, he comes face-to-face with [[spoiler:Illumina]], who’d just effortlessly wrecked the entire BSAA force attacking [[spoiler:her]] base:
--> '''[[spoiler:Illumina]]''': “You. YOU did this. What did you do to my virus?! TELL ME!”
--> '''The MC''': “You didn’t say ‘please.’”
* GoThroughMe: At one point, Rebecca does this for the MC. Note that the person she intends to protect him from is [[spoiler:the President of the United States.]]
* ImprobableAge: The MC is 10 at the beginning of the story doing a summer internship in a university research lab. Strangely [[Main/JustifiedTrope Justified]] as this is ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'', where just about every character’s accomplishments are pretty far advanced for their ages. Rebecca actually [[Main/LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this:
--> '''Rebecca''': [Jill] was in the Delta Force in her early twenties – and people thought me graduating from college ~4 years earlier than normal was an accomplishment.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: The MC doesn’t pull off anything superhuman, but of the 10 arrows he shoots throughout the finale of Volume II, he doesn’t miss a single shot. [[Main/JustifiedTrope Justified]] in most cases, as he’s either aiming for something large, like a glass door, or he’s shooting at close range.
* {{Jerkass}}: Tom, full stop. Let’s count the ways. He cheats on his girlfriend with another girl who has her own boyfriend. His lover faints during a bioterror attack and he unhesitatingly suggests the group leave her behind. He cowardly refuses to help the group escape Terragrigia. He single-handedly gets someone in the group killed and later laughs about it. He tries to assemble a harem to go to Prom with. He grows up to become a health insurance salesman who uses his position to funnel patient secrets to bioterrorists.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In the [spoiler:Family’s Terragrigia base]], the MC and Rebecca come across a room with a convenient map of the building and a typewriter sitting on some crates. In other words, if this were one of the games, it’d be a save room. The MC marvels at how typewriters still exist and how Rebecca doesn’t seem surprised that they’d found a convenient map.
* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:After completely taking over Natalia, Alex Wesker begins calling herself ‘Illumina’ in keeping with her goddess-complex. She continues wearing all white.]]
* MeaningfulEcho: In Volume II, Rebecca chides the MC for his animosity toward Daisy and the MC replies that Rebecca is always seeing the best in people. In Volume III, its reversed with Rebecca and [[spoiler:Claire]].
--> '''Rebecca''': “I seem to remember us having this conversation…but in reverse. Me telling you to give someone another chance, you saying I’m always seeing the best in people…”
* MythologyGag: Similar to how inserthedgehog enjoys sprinkling [[Main/ShoutOut]]s to other works, he makes references within ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' as well:
** The MC’s dream sequence at the very beginning of the fic consists of scenes symbolic for each of the mainline games. For ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'', though, all he sees is [[Main/MemeticMutation a boulder]].
** Amy, after backhanding Tom for laughing off their ordeal in Terragrigia:
--> '''Amy''': [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 “I. Have had enough. Of your BULLSHIT!”]]
** Rebecca jokingly rebukes the MC for calling her Becky:
--> '''Rebecca''': [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil0 “That’s ‘Doctor Chambers’ to you.”]]
** The chapters immediately following the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'' are called The Rise of Hell and The Reign of Chaos, referencing this line from in-game:
--> '''Carla Radames''': “Hell will rise and chaos will reign!” *proceeds to laugh maniacally
** Rebecca mentions they’re studying [[spoiler:Natalia]]’s hand, which (unbeknownst to the MC, whom she’s talking to) was ripped off by a missed bullet, prompting this response:
--> '''The MC''': “…[[spoiler:Natalia]]’s [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 hand comes off?]]”
** There is a character named [[Creator/DCDouglas Doug]] who jokingly names a virus “George Bush,” which allows inserthedgehog to reference [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p52-QBTXZyM this famous video]]:
--> '''The MC''': “In less than five minutes, George Bush will be released into the atmosphere.”
** When the MC arms the [[spoiler:Regia Solis]], the time it’ll take for [[spoiler:the satellite to begin hitting Terragrigia]]? [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 Seven minutes.]]
** Claire references her line at the end of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'' right before [[spoiler:shooting Illumina with a rocket]]:
--> '''Claire''': “You LOSE, [[spoiler:little girl]]!”
* NamedByTheAdaptation: In-game, President Benford’s Vice President is sworn in after the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', but is never named. The Progenitor Chronicles reveals his Vice President was Robin Margaret Kaldwin. She has a very expanded role in the fanfiction.
* NoNameGiven: As noted above, the MC is never named. The Foreword explains that inserthedgehog had trouble coming up with a fictional name that appealed to him.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: The MC purposely describes one of his lab protocols incorrectly when talking to [[spoiler:Natalia]] to see just how unnaturally intelligent [[spoiler:she]] is. [[spoiler:She sees through it, prompting her to try to have him killed later for potentially knowing too much.]]
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: [[Main/AvertedTrope Averted]]. The MC and Rebecca explicitly discuss how they both study biotechnology, but specialize in different areas. While Rebecca is definitely the main scientist in the story, she relies on the MC for the areas of bioengineering she doesn’t specialize in.
* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: President Kaldwin oversees the DSO personally and more than backs up her reputation for ''not playing around'' when it comes to fighting bioterrorists.
--> '''Robin Margaret Kaldwin''': “When he died, Adam bequeathed the DSO to me. He founded the DSO to be the Sword of the President, and I intend to wield this sword to its maximal effect – until every bioterrorist and their demonic creations lie decapitated at my feet.”
* PairTheSmartOnes: The MC and Rebecca.
* PrecisionFStrike: The Progenitor Chronicles is pretty light on the profanity. One very notable exception is Claire after she escapes the island in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations2''. At that point she believes she’s the only survivor, someone she trusted betrayed her, and she has no idea why any of it happened because the mastermind behind it all shot herself in the head and self-destructed her lab before they could find any answers. Claire isn’t in a good mood. At all.
--> '''Claire''': “THAT FUCKING BITCH!”
* PrecociousCrush: The MC develops one almost immediately for Rebecca at the beginning of the story, when he’s 10 and she’s 18. The fic is long enough that we see him grow up, though.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Rebecca, [[Main/AngerBornOfWorry furious at the MC for risking his life]] after he [[spoiler:recklessly runs into Bear University during a bioterror attack]]:
--> '''Rebecca''': “What. THE HELL. Were you thinking?!”
* RuleOfSymbolism: The Progenitor Chronicles begins with the MC having a dream sequence where each scene in the dream is symbolic of one of the mainline games (except for ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'' – see the Main/MythologyGag entry). It makes little sense for him to have this dream sequence, since he’s dreaming of mostly future events that he’ll have little to do with directly. That said, it’s a nice way to begin a ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' fanfiction by paying homage to each game.
* ScienceHero: The MC and Rebecca.
* ShapedLikeItself: A humorous example when the MC comments on Jill shaking off being thrown across a room into a wall:
--> '''The MC''': “She got thrown across the room into a wall and she just sounds mildly annoyed. What is that lady made of?”
--> '''Rebecca''': “Jill? Jill’s made of Jill. The toughest substance on the planet.”
* ShoutOut: There are many.
** Professor Maple, who appears early in the fanfic, follows the trend of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' professors all being named after trees.
** The President who orders the missile strike on Raccoon City? President [[Film/IndependenceDay Whitmore.]]
** Some people come up with Umbrella conspiracy theories involving [[Franchise/SilentHill “aliens or evil mastermind dogs.”]]
** The fanfic references every ''Franchise/StarWars'' movie:
*** In the first chapter, the MC has a dream sequence and hears the words [[Film/TheForceAwakens “These are your first steps”]].
*** The MC, upon first seeing Rebecca, gets an urge to go ask her [[Film/ThePhantomMenace if she’s an angel]] (he doesn’t actually do it).
*** The MC notes that he [[Film/AttackOfTheClones doesn’t like sand]].
*** At one point, the MC tells Daisy that [[Film/TheLastJedi “Every word in that sentence was wrong”]].
*** Chris spills coffee and frantically tries to clean it up when Rebecca is in an adjacent room. When she hears the commotion and asks what’s going on, Chris tries to pretend nothing’s wrong: [[Film/ANewHope “We’re all fine here, now, thank you. How…are YOU, Rebecca?”]].
*** During the [[spoiler:attack on Bear University]], the MC gets a group of Hunters’ attention by loudly shouting, [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith “HELLO THERE!”]].
*** [[spoiler:Raymond fails to kill Rebecca when he sends a Tyrant backed up by Hunters to Bear University and Simmons]] informs him that [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack “You have failed me for the last time”]] [[spoiler:before having Jessica execute him]].
*** Upon [[spoiler:joining the DSO, under the direct command of the President]], the MC declares he’ll have to do his best and Rebecca tells the MC that, [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi “I hope so, for your sake. The President is not as forgiving as I am”]].
*** The virus that [[spoiler:Illumina engineers at the end of the fanfic]] is called the [[Film/StarWarsTheRiseOfSkywalker Final Order]] Virus.
** Myrtle does some loud, uh, [[Franchise/HarryPotter moaning]] during the vacation in Terragrigia.
** The buildings in the research zone of Bear University are named [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Cornelia Hall]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII Fynn Hall]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Ur Hall]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Baron Hall]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Tycoon Hall]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Narshe Hall]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Midgar Hall]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Balamb Hall]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Alexandria Hall]], and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Zanarkand Hall]]. The quad in the middle of the research zone is named Crystal Quad. Also, the MC joins a lab led by someone named [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV Cidney]].
** The President of the United States who takes over after Adam Benford is named Robin Margaret [[Franchise/{{Dishonored}} Kaldwin]].
** Some of the chapter titles qualify:
*** Volume I, Chapter 1: [[Theater/AMidsummerNightsDream A Midsummer Morning’s Dream]].
*** Volume I, Chapter 3: [[VideoGame/StarCraft2 Purification By Fire]].
*** Volume II, Chapter 1: Let the Past Bury its Dead comes from ''A Psalm of Life'' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
*** Volume III, Chapter 2: No Rest for the Wicked is the name of a number of songs. Also serves as a Main/MeaningfulEcho to something Claire says in Volume II.
*** Volume III, Chapter 4: Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself is a line famously spoken by UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt.
*** Volume III, Chapter 8: [[ComicBook/Hydra Hail Hydra.]] [[spoiler:after the death of Derek Simmons, Alex Wesker, having taken over Natalia Korda, ascends to the post of head of the Family during this chapter.]] Hence “cut off one head, two more shall take its place.”
*** Volume III, Chapter 9: [[Film/TheGodfather An Offer I Can’t Refuse]].
* ShownTheirWork: Some minor examples:
** During the Terragrigia Panic, Myrtle suggests they call 911. Rita points out that the number is 112 in the European Union.
** The MC’s description of bow usage is fairly accurate. He wears an armguard and finger tab and he explicitly loosens his grip on the bow before shooting. His remark later about not leaving a bow strung for too long is also accurate, as some bowstrings exhibit creep if they’re under tension for too long. His flashback way later about someone telling him never to dry-fire a bow also is a very real rule.
** One of his ideas to escape cornering by Hunters involves shearing off the regulator on a carbon dioxide gas tank to turn it into a torpedo. This is a real thing that can happen, which is why Main/RealLife labs using these gas tanks adhere to strict safety requirements (such as ensuring the tank is strapped securely at all times).
** Descriptions of biology are mostly accurate, or as accurate as can be in a universe where viruses can impart a person with superpowers.
* TakeThat: Rebecca is quite clear about her appraisal of Simmons and his (lack of) knowledge of biology:
--> '''Rebecca''': There was something about developing a vaccine using the blood of Albert Wesker’s son, because he inherited antibodies to the C-virus from his father. This was baffling, since antibodies can’t be inherited and even if they could, Albert Wesker couldn’t possibly have had antibodies to the C-virus as the C-virus was developed after his death, meaning he was never exposed to it. Whoever oversaw this project clearly didn’t know biology.
* TemptingFate: The MC is freaked out by [[spoiler:Natalia Korda’s unnaturally high intelligence, but decides she’s probably not a threat because she’s just a child. He’s wrong. Very wrong.]]
* TheChessmaster: President Robin Margaret Kaldwin.
* TheEveryman: The MC is this. His most notable “power” is his above-average intelligence, but even that isn’t notable when his counterpart is Rebecca Chambers. In fact, it’s heavily implied President Kaldwin [[spoiler:invites him into the DSO]] not because he’s skilled at anything in particular, but because he shows an unflinching loyalty to the people close to him.
* TheRuinsICaused: The protagonists look at [[spoiler:Terragrigia being destroyed a second time by the Regia Soils]] as their helicopter flies away.
* ThrowingTheDistraction: The MC relies heavily on this tactic to get past Hunters, as he’s very much incapable of fighting them off. A few instances include planting cell phones somewhere out of the way and calling them so their ringtones go off and shooting an arrow into a faraway car window to set off the car alarm.
* TookALevelInBadass: 2 characters in particular qualify:
** The MC decides to [[spoiler:run into Bear University when it’s under attack by B.O.W.s with a bow and 12 arrows (the only weapon he knows how to use) to go help Rebecca. He even says on a few occasions he knows fully he’s in way over his head and doesn’t quite expect to survive the ordeal, but he does it anyway because he can’t stand the idea of the B.O.W.s hurting Rebecca.]]
** Daisy starts out content to be an airhead trophy girlfriend for Tom, but eventually decides she wants to be more than that after being inspired by the strong characters around her. She breaks up with Tom and her growth in Volume II through sheer determination culminates in her ''getting into medical school''. The MC eventually admits he misjudged her and apologizes for doing so.
** A villainous example: [[spoiler:Alex Wesker succeeds in taking over Natalia and unlocks the genetic secret to superhumanity, gaining abilities beyond her brother’s. She proceeds to take over the Family as its new head and engineers a virus capable of mind-controlling every human on the planet.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: Both the MC and Rebecca fall into this at different times and for different reasons. The MC, in particular, is incredibly disrespectful and rude to Daisy throughout Volume II. Both the MC and Rebecca grow out of it through Main/CharacterDevelopment.
* TVTropesWillRuinYourLife: One night, the MC loses track of time browsing “a pop-culture wiki.” Remind you of anything?
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Illumina]] makes [[spoiler:her]] debut making the cold and smug monologue one would expect for a villain. Then [[spoiler:Illumina realizes her plot has utterly failed; exactly nobody has succumbed to mind-control and she has zero idea why.]] Cue [[spoiler:her]] turning into a screaming, hysterical mess.
* WeakButSkilled: In multiple instances, it’s stated that the MC isn’t physically fit. He mostly gets through the story by devising clever plans. In the instances where he’s actually cornered by a B.O.W., he would easily have been killed if not for someone rescuing him.
* WeatherOfWar: During [[spoiler:the attack on Bear University]], the MC notes the Hunters are more sluggish than he remembers from Terragrigia. Rebecca points out that Hunters are based on reptiles, which are cold-blooded, and the winter weather (it’s also nighttime) is slowing them down.
* WholePlotReference: Of the 9 classmates the MC travels to Terragrigia with, 6 of them come directly from ''Literature/TheGreatGatsby'' and provide the drama you’d expect from a group of teenagers. You have Jay, who has a crush on Daisy. Daisy is dating Tom. Tom is cheating on Daisy with Myrtle, who is already in a relationship with George. Nick is the Main/OnlySaneMan. [[spoiler:Myrtle, George, and Jay don’t survive the Terragrigia Panic and the volume ends with Tom and Daisy still together.]] Unlike in the original book, inserthedgehog continues the story where Daisy breaks up with Tom after finally having enough of his [[Main/{{Jerkass}} Jerkassitude]] and proceeds to [[Main/TookALevelInBadass take a level in badass]]. Tom…[[Main/AssholeVictim eventually meets]] [[Main/AndIMustScream a horrific end]].
* YouCalledMeXNowItsSerious: The MC always calls Rebecca “Miss Chambers” and later, “Dr. Chambers,” out of a mixture of habit and extreme respect. The one time he slips, calling her “Becky,” is [[spoiler:right when they begin their romantic relationship]].
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Rebecca says this in exasperation upon realizing she left her keys behind [[spoiler:running from Hunters]] and encounters a locked door with the [[spoiler:Hunters still on their tail.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Illumina orders Jessica Sherawat to commit suicide after she launches the plane that contains the Final Order Virus.]]
* YoureInsane: The MC gets this a ''lot''. In one notable instance, he wonders if his own idea at the end of the story is too crazy and Rebecca [[Main/SubvertedTrope subverts]] this trope:
--> '''Rebecca''': “We deal with crazy all the time, if you haven’t noticed. We’re fighting a [[spoiler:girl who was mentally taken over by a dead woman who thinks herself a goddess and wants to mind-control the planet.]] Your plot is boring in comparison.”
The Progenitor Chronicles is notable in that it puts a heavy emphasis on non-combat roles. The MC, in particular, has no combat training and generally has to rely on his wits to get through biohazard outbreaks, in contrast to the in-game heroes being able to fight their way through them. It is also more character-focused, exploring personal interactions, thoughts, and reactions to the constant horrible events in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' universe.
----
!!''The Progenitor Chronicles'' provides examples of:
* AdaptationalBadass: In canon, Claire is only ever mentioned as being in TerraSave in a somewhat senior position. In here, she’s the leader of TerraSave, only stepping down in favor of Neil around the end of Volume II (~2010). People who’ve played ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations2'' know that this turns out to be a bad idea.
* AdultFear: After surviving the Terragrigia Panic, the MC acquires a very understandable fear of Hunters. Later, when he realizes [[spoiler:Rebecca is trapped in a campus being attacked by Hunters, the notion of something happening to Rebecca scares him so much more he immediately runs into campus to help her.]]
* AerosolFlamethrower: Just like in the ‘’Mercenaries’’ mode in the games, Rebecca wields a compressed air can she jury-rigged to be a flamethrower.
* AfraidOfBlood: Myrtle faints at the sight of blood.
* AssassinationAttempt: [[spoiler:The Family tries to kill both Rebecca and the MC and fails both times.]]
* AuthorAppeal: inserthedgehog has a few that stand out:
** Strong female characters. Just about every original female character in the fic fits with the sole exception of Daisy when she’s first introduced. Daisy then undergoes Main/CharacterDevelopment and plays this straight. Of course, the female characters from canon are all already badasses.
** Making Easter egg style references. See the Main/MythologyGag and Main/ShoutOut entries.
** Using intelligence to combat evil. This story really focuses on Rebecca’s journey to develop something that immunizes people against Progenitor, using her knowledge of biology rather than guns. The MC is no slouch in the brains department either. As a non-science example, President Kaldwin routinely displays a frightening aptitude for strategic maneuvering.
* AuthorAvatar: The MC is one for inserthedgehog.
* BattleCouple: Volume III, Chapter 3 is literally named this. Unique in that it’s referring to the MC and Rebecca complementing each other in scientific expertise in order to fight pathogens rather than actual combat.
* BigDamnHeroes: The BSAA arrives just in time [[spoiler:to save the MC from being pulverized by a Tyrant during the attack on Bear University.]]
* BookEnds: The story begins with the MC having a dream symbolic of each mainline game. The story ends with [[spoiler:the MC and Rebecca traveling around the world to places symbolic of each mainline game. The dream is an unsettling nightmare, while the trip is real in a world at peace.]]
* BottomlessQuiver: [[Main/AvertedTrope Averted]]. The MC owns 12 arrows and keeps track of every arrow he shoots. He ends with 2 left.
* CasualDangerDialogue: The MC does this during the [[spoiler:attack on Bear University]]. He admits he really should be scared out of his mind and surmises it’s a defense mechanism.
--> '''Rebecca''': “You’re ''quipping'' at a time like this.”
--> '''The MC''': “I feel like I quip at any and all times.”
* CharacterDevelopment: The Progenitor Chronicles puts a greater focus on the characters. Some notable arcs:
** The MC: one of his defining traits is Main/UndyingLoyalty and he takes this to an extreme – he either staunchly supports someone or completely despises him. Over the course of the story, he learns to deal with seeing people in less absolute terms, such as recognizing Daisy’s character growth and exercising caution when dealing with President Kaldwin (a politician whom, incidentally, he initially thinks the world of ''because'' of her extreme black-and-white, no-holds-barred attitude).
** Rebecca begins, as she does in the games, plucky and idealistic. She learns over the course of Volume I that evil doesn’t just take the form of monsters one can cleanly defeat; instead, you have bureaucrats playing chess as happened in the Raccoon Trials and the fight against bioterror is a long, drawn-out slog. She loses her idealism and her character arc involves regaining it while retaining the wisdom of experience.
** While not a main character, Daisy begins content with being a trophy girlfriend out of a desire to be protected. In fact, during the Terragrigia Panic, she has exactly no dialogue and the MC at one point notes that she just sort of stands around following the group as they’re actively trying to concoct plans to escape the city. Afterward, she learns to stand up for herself and become her own person. Her first line of dialogue in the entire story occurs right after she decides this.
** Claire gets a character arc – one of her strongest traits is her ability to connect with other people; indeed, she’s the one who reminds Rebecca that the people around her are important. Neil’s betrayal in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations2'', therefore, hits her particularly hard, and she [[spoiler:eventually betrays Rebecca’s trust in an (unnecessary, but she doesn’t know that) attempt to protect her from a similar fate, thereby becoming the very thing she feared.]] Her character arc involves her regaining her trust in others.
* ChekhovsGun: inserthedgehog is rather fond of these. If he goes out of his way to describe something physically, it’ll probably be important later.
** The MC describes the tunnel/tram system that connects the airport in Terragrigia to their hotel. When the Terragrigia Panic begins, their first course of action is to use the tunnel to escape the hotel.
** A subtle example: the MC is looking at a flagpole in the middle of Crystal Quad. [[spoiler:Later, he shoots the flagpole with an arrow to distract several Hunters.]]
** Undergraduates aren’t allowed in Cornelia Hall, as it contains the university’s most expensive research equipment. Accordingly, the building is incredibly well-fortified. The MC mentions this in passing; at the time, he’s an undergraduate and has no reason to care about the building at all. [[spoiler:Where do you think Rebecca decides would be a good place to hole up during the bioterror attack on Bear University, a few chapters later?]]
** The MC narrates winding down after work, describing boring things such as the finicky lock to his apartment, how his router is positioned in his kitchen, what his alarm clock is set to, and how his balcony is covered in leaves because he never bothers to go out there. In a subsequent chapter, he narrates this again, with all the aforementioned things changed in some way. [[spoiler:Turns out the DSO had broken into his apartment.]]
* ChekhovsHobby: A few.
** Early on in Volume I, the MC decides to take up archery. It comes in handy when B.O.W.s attack his college at the end of Volume II.
** When the MC enters college at the beginning of Volume II, he decides to study cells and tissues as opposed to Rebecca’s expertise in subcellular structures (molecules, genes, that kind of thing). In Volume III, this allows him to fulfill a research role Rebecca doesn’t.
** Rebecca mentions [[Main/MasterOfUnlocking Jill]] taught her a few things about picking locks. Cue a locked door a few chapters later she needs to deal with [[spoiler:when running from Hunters.]] She gets through using a scavenged paper clip.
* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler:Illumina straps Tom to a wall, cuts his vocal cords so he can’t scream, keeps him alive with IVs, and uses drugs to keep all his pain receptors on. Note this means he’s not suffering any actual bodily damage (besides the cut vocal cords), meaning he can’t die of injuries – he’s just in constant pain. All the time. He’s kept like this for weeks by the time the MC finds him.]]
* ContinuityNod: The MC gets deployed on a mission and he is incredibly nervous, as he’s not a combatant. Leon reassures him that he once had to escort a completely unarmed girl with zero combat skills, so he’ll be fine as long as he follows Leon’s lead. He was referring to [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 Ashley Graham]], but Sherry initially thinks he’s talking about [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 herself when they first met in Raccoon City]].
--> '''Sherry''': “I was, like, 10. And Claire babysat me, not you.”
** Rebecca still has her S.T.A.R.S. Samurai Edge that she custom modified from the parts in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil0''.
* DawnOfAnEra: The end of Volume III is this. [[spoiler:All of humanity is now immune to the Progenitor Virus and to every virus that could ever be produced from it, which includes every virus in the series from 0-6.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Amy gets in on the fun when they encounter mutated [[spoiler:Myrtle]], who is exuding a creepy sultriness (think Rachael Foley from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations''):
--> '''Amy''': “Did the city get hit by a slut-virus?”
* DeathGlare: Rebecca is apparently great at giving these.
--> '''The MC''': [Rebecca] turned to me, her arms folded, with an expression that I was certain could have made [[spoiler:that Tyrant]] from last night flee for its life.
* DeerInTheHeadlights: The MC completely freezes when [[spoiler:a Hunter decapitates Jay right in front of him and prepares to do the same to him.]]
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: The MC enjoys showing defiance against enemies hilariously above his weight:
** When trying to get a [[spoiler:Tyrant]]’s attention away from Rebecca:
--> '''The MC''': “Hey! Mr. Fashion Disaster! Over here!”
** Later, he comes face-to-face with [[spoiler:Illumina]], who’d just effortlessly wrecked the entire BSAA force attacking [[spoiler:her]] base:
--> '''[[spoiler:Illumina]]''': “You. YOU did this. What did you do to my virus?! TELL ME!”
--> '''The MC''': “You didn’t say ‘please.’”
* GoThroughMe: At one point, Rebecca does this for the MC. Note that the person she intends to protect him from is [[spoiler:the President of the United States.]]
* ImprobableAge: The MC is 10 at the beginning of the story doing a summer internship in a university research lab. Strangely [[Main/JustifiedTrope Justified]] as this is ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'', where just about every character’s accomplishments are pretty far advanced for their ages. Rebecca actually [[Main/LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this:
--> '''Rebecca''': [Jill] was in the Delta Force in her early twenties – and people thought me graduating from college ~4 years earlier than normal was an accomplishment.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: The MC doesn’t pull off anything superhuman, but of the 10 arrows he shoots throughout the finale of Volume II, he doesn’t miss a single shot. [[Main/JustifiedTrope Justified]] in most cases, as he’s either aiming for something large, like a glass door, or he’s shooting at close range.
* {{Jerkass}}: Tom, full stop. Let’s count the ways. He cheats on his girlfriend with another girl who has her own boyfriend. His lover faints during a bioterror attack and he unhesitatingly suggests the group leave her behind. He cowardly refuses to help the group escape Terragrigia. He single-handedly gets someone in the group killed and later laughs about it. He tries to assemble a harem to go to Prom with. He grows up to become a health insurance salesman who uses his position to funnel patient secrets to bioterrorists.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In the [spoiler:Family’s Terragrigia base]], the MC and Rebecca come across a room with a convenient map of the building and a typewriter sitting on some crates. In other words, if this were one of the games, it’d be a save room. The MC marvels at how typewriters still exist and how Rebecca doesn’t seem surprised that they’d found a convenient map.
* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:After completely taking over Natalia, Alex Wesker begins calling herself ‘Illumina’ in keeping with her goddess-complex. She continues wearing all white.]]
* MeaningfulEcho: In Volume II, Rebecca chides the MC for his animosity toward Daisy and the MC replies that Rebecca is always seeing the best in people. In Volume III, its reversed with Rebecca and [[spoiler:Claire]].
--> '''Rebecca''': “I seem to remember us having this conversation…but in reverse. Me telling you to give someone another chance, you saying I’m always seeing the best in people…”
* MythologyGag: Similar to how inserthedgehog enjoys sprinkling [[Main/ShoutOut]]s to other works, he makes references within ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' as well:
** The MC’s dream sequence at the very beginning of the fic consists of scenes symbolic for each of the mainline games. For ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'', though, all he sees is [[Main/MemeticMutation a boulder]].
** Amy, after backhanding Tom for laughing off their ordeal in Terragrigia:
--> '''Amy''': [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 “I. Have had enough. Of your BULLSHIT!”]]
** Rebecca jokingly rebukes the MC for calling her Becky:
--> '''Rebecca''': [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil0 “That’s ‘Doctor Chambers’ to you.”]]
** The chapters immediately following the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'' are called The Rise of Hell and The Reign of Chaos, referencing this line from in-game:
--> '''Carla Radames''': “Hell will rise and chaos will reign!” *proceeds to laugh maniacally
** Rebecca mentions they’re studying [[spoiler:Natalia]]’s hand, which (unbeknownst to the MC, whom she’s talking to) was ripped off by a missed bullet, prompting this response:
--> '''The MC''': “…[[spoiler:Natalia]]’s [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 hand comes off?]]”
** There is a character named [[Creator/DCDouglas Doug]] who jokingly names a virus “George Bush,” which allows inserthedgehog to reference [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p52-QBTXZyM this famous video]]:
--> '''The MC''': “In less than five minutes, George Bush will be released into the atmosphere.”
** When the MC arms the [[spoiler:Regia Solis]], the time it’ll take for [[spoiler:the satellite to begin hitting Terragrigia]]? [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 Seven minutes.]]
** Claire references her line at the end of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'' right before [[spoiler:shooting Illumina with a rocket]]:
--> '''Claire''': “You LOSE, [[spoiler:little girl]]!”
* NamedByTheAdaptation: In-game, President Benford’s Vice President is sworn in after the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', but is never named. The Progenitor Chronicles reveals his Vice President was Robin Margaret Kaldwin. She has a very expanded role in the fanfiction.
* NoNameGiven: As noted above, the MC is never named. The Foreword explains that inserthedgehog had trouble coming up with a fictional name that appealed to him.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: The MC purposely describes one of his lab protocols incorrectly when talking to [[spoiler:Natalia]] to see just how unnaturally intelligent [[spoiler:she]] is. [[spoiler:She sees through it, prompting her to try to have him killed later for potentially knowing too much.]]
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: [[Main/AvertedTrope Averted]]. The MC and Rebecca explicitly discuss how they both study biotechnology, but specialize in different areas. While Rebecca is definitely the main scientist in the story, she relies on the MC for the areas of bioengineering she doesn’t specialize in.
* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: President Kaldwin oversees the DSO personally and more than backs up her reputation for ''not playing around'' when it comes to fighting bioterrorists.
--> '''Robin Margaret Kaldwin''': “When he died, Adam bequeathed the DSO to me. He founded the DSO to be the Sword of the President, and I intend to wield this sword to its maximal effect – until every bioterrorist and their demonic creations lie decapitated at my feet.”
* PairTheSmartOnes: The MC and Rebecca.
* PrecisionFStrike: The Progenitor Chronicles is pretty light on the profanity. One very notable exception is Claire after she escapes the island in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations2''. At that point she believes she’s the only survivor, someone she trusted betrayed her, and she has no idea why any of it happened because the mastermind behind it all shot herself in the head and self-destructed her lab before they could find any answers. Claire isn’t in a good mood. At all.
--> '''Claire''': “THAT FUCKING BITCH!”
* PrecociousCrush: The MC develops one almost immediately for Rebecca at the beginning of the story, when he’s 10 and she’s 18. The fic is long enough that we see him grow up, though.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Rebecca, [[Main/AngerBornOfWorry furious at the MC for risking his life]] after he [[spoiler:recklessly runs into Bear University during a bioterror attack]]:
--> '''Rebecca''': “What. THE HELL. Were you thinking?!”
* RuleOfSymbolism: The Progenitor Chronicles begins with the MC having a dream sequence where each scene in the dream is symbolic of one of the mainline games (except for ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'' – see the Main/MythologyGag entry). It makes little sense for him to have this dream sequence, since he’s dreaming of mostly future events that he’ll have little to do with directly. That said, it’s a nice way to begin a ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' fanfiction by paying homage to each game.
* ScienceHero: The MC and Rebecca.
* ShapedLikeItself: A humorous example when the MC comments on Jill shaking off being thrown across a room into a wall:
--> '''The MC''': “She got thrown across the room into a wall and she just sounds mildly annoyed. What is that lady made of?”
--> '''Rebecca''': “Jill? Jill’s made of Jill. The toughest substance on the planet.”
* ShoutOut: There are many.
** Professor Maple, who appears early in the fanfic, follows the trend of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' professors all being named after trees.
** The President who orders the missile strike on Raccoon City? President [[Film/IndependenceDay Whitmore.]]
** Some people come up with Umbrella conspiracy theories involving [[Franchise/SilentHill “aliens or evil mastermind dogs.”]]
** The fanfic references every ''Franchise/StarWars'' movie:
*** In the first chapter, the MC has a dream sequence and hears the words [[Film/TheForceAwakens “These are your first steps”]].
*** The MC, upon first seeing Rebecca, gets an urge to go ask her [[Film/ThePhantomMenace if she’s an angel]] (he doesn’t actually do it).
*** The MC notes that he [[Film/AttackOfTheClones doesn’t like sand]].
*** At one point, the MC tells Daisy that [[Film/TheLastJedi “Every word in that sentence was wrong”]].
*** Chris spills coffee and frantically tries to clean it up when Rebecca is in an adjacent room. When she hears the commotion and asks what’s going on, Chris tries to pretend nothing’s wrong: [[Film/ANewHope “We’re all fine here, now, thank you. How…are YOU, Rebecca?”]].
*** During the [[spoiler:attack on Bear University]], the MC gets a group of Hunters’ attention by loudly shouting, [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith “HELLO THERE!”]].
*** [[spoiler:Raymond fails to kill Rebecca when he sends a Tyrant backed up by Hunters to Bear University and Simmons]] informs him that [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack “You have failed me for the last time”]] [[spoiler:before having Jessica execute him]].
*** Upon [[spoiler:joining the DSO, under the direct command of the President]], the MC declares he’ll have to do his best and Rebecca tells the MC that, [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi “I hope so, for your sake. The President is not as forgiving as I am”]].
*** The virus that [[spoiler:Illumina engineers at the end of the fanfic]] is called the [[Film/StarWarsTheRiseOfSkywalker Final Order]] Virus.
** Myrtle does some loud, uh, [[Franchise/HarryPotter moaning]] during the vacation in Terragrigia.
** The buildings in the research zone of Bear University are named [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Cornelia Hall]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII Fynn Hall]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Ur Hall]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Baron Hall]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Tycoon Hall]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Narshe Hall]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Midgar Hall]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Balamb Hall]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Alexandria Hall]], and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Zanarkand Hall]]. The quad in the middle of the research zone is named Crystal Quad. Also, the MC joins a lab led by someone named [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV Cidney]].
** The President of the United States who takes over after Adam Benford is named Robin Margaret [[Franchise/{{Dishonored}} Kaldwin]].
** Some of the chapter titles qualify:
*** Volume I, Chapter 1: [[Theater/AMidsummerNightsDream A Midsummer Morning’s Dream]].
*** Volume I, Chapter 3: [[VideoGame/StarCraft2 Purification By Fire]].
*** Volume II, Chapter 1: Let the Past Bury its Dead comes from ''A Psalm of Life'' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
*** Volume III, Chapter 2: No Rest for the Wicked is the name of a number of songs. Also serves as a Main/MeaningfulEcho to something Claire says in Volume II.
*** Volume III, Chapter 4: Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself is a line famously spoken by UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt.
*** Volume III, Chapter 8: [[ComicBook/Hydra Hail Hydra.]] [[spoiler:after the death of Derek Simmons, Alex Wesker, having taken over Natalia Korda, ascends to the post of head of the Family during this chapter.]] Hence “cut off one head, two more shall take its place.”
*** Volume III, Chapter 9: [[Film/TheGodfather An Offer I Can’t Refuse]].
* ShownTheirWork: Some minor examples:
** During the Terragrigia Panic, Myrtle suggests they call 911. Rita points out that the number is 112 in the European Union.
** The MC’s description of bow usage is fairly accurate. He wears an armguard and finger tab and he explicitly loosens his grip on the bow before shooting. His remark later about not leaving a bow strung for too long is also accurate, as some bowstrings exhibit creep if they’re under tension for too long. His flashback way later about someone telling him never to dry-fire a bow also is a very real rule.
** One of his ideas to escape cornering by Hunters involves shearing off the regulator on a carbon dioxide gas tank to turn it into a torpedo. This is a real thing that can happen, which is why Main/RealLife labs using these gas tanks adhere to strict safety requirements (such as ensuring the tank is strapped securely at all times).
** Descriptions of biology are mostly accurate, or as accurate as can be in a universe where viruses can impart a person with superpowers.
* TakeThat: Rebecca is quite clear about her appraisal of Simmons and his (lack of) knowledge of biology:
--> '''Rebecca''': There was something about developing a vaccine using the blood of Albert Wesker’s son, because he inherited antibodies to the C-virus from his father. This was baffling, since antibodies can’t be inherited and even if they could, Albert Wesker couldn’t possibly have had antibodies to the C-virus as the C-virus was developed after his death, meaning he was never exposed to it. Whoever oversaw this project clearly didn’t know biology.
* TemptingFate: The MC is freaked out by [[spoiler:Natalia Korda’s unnaturally high intelligence, but decides she’s probably not a threat because she’s just a child. He’s wrong. Very wrong.]]
* TheChessmaster: President Robin Margaret Kaldwin.
* TheEveryman: The MC is this. His most notable “power” is his above-average intelligence, but even that isn’t notable when his counterpart is Rebecca Chambers. In fact, it’s heavily implied President Kaldwin [[spoiler:invites him into the DSO]] not because he’s skilled at anything in particular, but because he shows an unflinching loyalty to the people close to him.
* TheRuinsICaused: The protagonists look at [[spoiler:Terragrigia being destroyed a second time by the Regia Soils]] as their helicopter flies away.
* ThrowingTheDistraction: The MC relies heavily on this tactic to get past Hunters, as he’s very much incapable of fighting them off. A few instances include planting cell phones somewhere out of the way and calling them so their ringtones go off and shooting an arrow into a faraway car window to set off the car alarm.
* TookALevelInBadass: 2 characters in particular qualify:
** The MC decides to [[spoiler:run into Bear University when it’s under attack by B.O.W.s with a bow and 12 arrows (the only weapon he knows how to use) to go help Rebecca. He even says on a few occasions he knows fully he’s in way over his head and doesn’t quite expect to survive the ordeal, but he does it anyway because he can’t stand the idea of the B.O.W.s hurting Rebecca.]]
** Daisy starts out content to be an airhead trophy girlfriend for Tom, but eventually decides she wants to be more than that after being inspired by the strong characters around her. She breaks up with Tom and her growth in Volume II through sheer determination culminates in her ''getting into medical school''. The MC eventually admits he misjudged her and apologizes for doing so.
** A villainous example: [[spoiler:Alex Wesker succeeds in taking over Natalia and unlocks the genetic secret to superhumanity, gaining abilities beyond her brother’s. She proceeds to take over the Family as its new head and engineers a virus capable of mind-controlling every human on the planet.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: Both the MC and Rebecca fall into this at different times and for different reasons. The MC, in particular, is incredibly disrespectful and rude to Daisy throughout Volume II. Both the MC and Rebecca grow out of it through Main/CharacterDevelopment.
* TVTropesWillRuinYourLife: One night, the MC loses track of time browsing “a pop-culture wiki.” Remind you of anything?
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Illumina]] makes [[spoiler:her]] debut making the cold and smug monologue one would expect for a villain. Then [[spoiler:Illumina realizes her plot has utterly failed; exactly nobody has succumbed to mind-control and she has zero idea why.]] Cue [[spoiler:her]] turning into a screaming, hysterical mess.
* WeakButSkilled: In multiple instances, it’s stated that the MC isn’t physically fit. He mostly gets through the story by devising clever plans. In the instances where he’s actually cornered by a B.O.W., he would easily have been killed if not for someone rescuing him.
* WeatherOfWar: During [[spoiler:the attack on Bear University]], the MC notes the Hunters are more sluggish than he remembers from Terragrigia. Rebecca points out that Hunters are based on reptiles, which are cold-blooded, and the winter weather (it’s also nighttime) is slowing them down.
* WholePlotReference: Of the 9 classmates the MC travels to Terragrigia with, 6 of them come directly from ''Literature/TheGreatGatsby'' and provide the drama you’d expect from a group of teenagers. You have Jay, who has a crush on Daisy. Daisy is dating Tom. Tom is cheating on Daisy with Myrtle, who is already in a relationship with George. Nick is the Main/OnlySaneMan. [[spoiler:Myrtle, George, and Jay don’t survive the Terragrigia Panic and the volume ends with Tom and Daisy still together.]] Unlike in the original book, inserthedgehog continues the story where Daisy breaks up with Tom after finally having enough of his [[Main/{{Jerkass}} Jerkassitude]] and proceeds to [[Main/TookALevelInBadass take a level in badass]]. Tom…[[Main/AssholeVictim eventually meets]] [[Main/AndIMustScream a horrific end]].
* YouCalledMeXNowItsSerious: The MC always calls Rebecca “Miss Chambers” and later, “Dr. Chambers,” out of a mixture of habit and extreme respect. The one time he slips, calling her “Becky,” is [[spoiler:right when they begin their romantic relationship]].
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Rebecca says this in exasperation upon realizing she left her keys behind [[spoiler:running from Hunters]] and encounters a locked door with the [[spoiler:Hunters still on their tail.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Illumina orders Jessica Sherawat to commit suicide after she launches the plane that contains the Final Order Virus.]]
* YoureInsane: The MC gets this a ''lot''. In one notable instance, he wonders if his own idea at the end of the story is too crazy and Rebecca [[Main/SubvertedTrope subverts]] this trope:
--> '''Rebecca''': “We deal with crazy all the time, if you haven’t noticed. We’re fighting a [[spoiler:girl who was mentally taken over by a dead woman who thinks herself a goddess and wants to mind-control the planet.]] Your plot is boring in comparison.”
